Electric heater



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UNITED STAT 1 JACOB L. SHBOYEB, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO mISON ELECTRIC AIP- PLIANCE COMPANY, INC., A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ELECEEBIC HEATER.

Application nled June 14, 1922. Serial No. 588,233.

To aZZ whom 'it may concern;

Be it known that I, JAcoB L. SHROYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicagoin the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 4in Electric Heaters, of which the followin is a specification.

My invention re ates to electric heaters, and more particularly, to electric ranges and has for its object the provision oy that -theywill not subjected to extreme temperatures during the operation of the ran e.

v invention is particularly applicable to electric ranges which are operated at high temperatures such, -for example, asx

rangesadapted for use in hotels. In the construction of ranges of this type it is necessary to provide means for preventing the elec'tricalcontrol devices, such, for example, as the switches' and cutouts in circuit with the various heating1ele1nents, from bein.

exposed to the heat conducted and radiate from the range top and the oven. Without some precautions of this character the switches and cutouts may be dama d by the excessive tem eratures to whic they would Abe subjecte p In carrying out my invention in one form I mount the `control switches and cutouts in a chamber in the range providedwith apertures tormit the free circulation of cooling ail-'around the-control devices. ,f

For/a more complete understanding of my invention reference should be had to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1

' shows an electric range embodying my invention; Fig'.l 2 is an elevation view ofthe chamber for the control devices .with the cover lates removed; Fig. 3 is a section 2, but with the `cover plates in lace; whi e Fig. 4 kis a view of Fig. 2 loo upward with the cover plates in place. i

Referring to the' drawing, I have shown `my invention in one form as applied to a `hotel range 10 although obviously it may be applied to various other types of electric ranges or heaters. In one form of my invention, the control switches 11 for the heating yelements are located in the right hand end of the range with the oven 12 in the left-handY end. The control switches are operated by means of knobs 13 on the energy is outside of the range. These knobs are each provided with a pointer 14 for indicating the position of the switch on a suitable dial 1,5, in a well-known manner. The switches .are enclosedby a removable cover or plate 16 throu h which the switch stems extend. A pluraty of apertures 17 are provided near thel upper end of plate 16. The switches are mounted in the range behind plate 16 on' a U-shaped metallic bracket 18 which in turn is secured in a metallic switch box 19 attached to the body of the range behind plate 16. `The switch box is open at its lower end. Preferably, l-the switch box 19 and bracket 18 are lined with layers 2O and 21 of a suitable electrical and heat insulating material. The control switches 11 are thus mountedy in spaced relation with;v

both the supporting box 19 and the cover plate 16 so as to provide for the free circulation of cooling air" around them.

The cutouts 22, which may be fusible cutouts of any well-known form, are mounted Vbeneath the switches 11 on a su p orting bracket 23 which also is secu 1n the switch box 19. For the purpose of providing-for greater accessibillty the cutouts are preferab spaced a greaterdistance from the switc box than the switches 11, whereby the cutouts are positioned near the front wall of the range. A detachable metallic cover box 24 secured toI the ran is provided for enclosing the cutouts.

his cover is open at the bottom, wherebya ventilating aperture 25 is formed.

For the sake of simplicity the electrical connections have been omitted from the drawing. The supply mains leading `from a suitable source of electricalsupply may, for example, bev conveniently brought in through an opening 26 inthe switch box for connection with the buses 27 and 28. Electrical supplied from the buses through cutouts 22 and switches 11 to the various heating units of the range in a well known manner.

By means` of this arrangement it will be observed that the switches and cutouts are mounted in a chamber which is exposed to the heat of the range, the chamber beingl backof both the cutouts and the switches and then out through aperatures 17 in plate 16.' The control devices for the range are thus protected from excessive temperatures due to their proximity to the range top and the oven. While I have described my invention as cmbodied in concrete form and as operating in a specific manner in accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, it should understoodthat I do not limit my invention thereto, since various modifications thereof will suggest themselves to those skilled inthe art Without departing from the spiritl of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the annexed* claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The combination with' an electric heater, of avchamber exposed to the heat heat thereof, and control means for said range mounted in said chamber in spaced relation with the walls thereof, said chamber being provided With apertures to permit the circulation of cooling air around said control means.

3. The combination in an electric range, of a support in said range spaced from one of the Walls thereof and forming a chamber, and circuit control means for said range' mounted in said chamber, said chamber being provided with apertures to permit the circulation of cooling air around lsaid control means.

4. The combination with an electric range, of a support in said range spaced from one of the Wallsthereof and forming a chamber, control switches'and cutouts for said range mounted in said chamber, and removable covers enclosingiisaid switches and cutouts in said chamber, Said co-vers being arranged to provide apertures for said chamber to permit the circulation of cooling air therethrough.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand `Ythis th da of June, 1922.

JAC B L. SHROYER. 

